Chapter 2

The door swung open and Mrs. Detroit came inside Emma's room for the third time in the day. "Don't do anything stupid on your wedding day or else!" She turned around and left.

Two days later.

"Emma! Emma!! Emma!!! Come along, your husband is waiting for you outside. Today is your wedding day." Mrs. Detroit walked hastily into Emma's room. 

Emma looked up at her stepmother who was standing beside the door. "I'm ready." Emma said as she stood up from the chair she was sitting on.

" Alright, let's go." Mrs Detroit held Emma's hand as they walked out of the room. In front of their house, a black car was waiting for them. Emma walked into the car but was surprised to find that Ethan wasn't there. It was his driver that was here to pick her. 

They zoomed off to the church. In less than 15 minutes, they were in front of the church and Emma stepped out of the car. She walked towards the aisle where Ethan was waiting for her. On the altar, the priest was about to commence the marriage rites when Ethan walked towards the guy holding the ring. Ethan forcefully collected the ring from the guy that was holding it and threw it towards Emma. 

"Wear this ring immediately!" Ethan spoke in a loud harsh and arrogant voice as Emma sharply put the ring on her finger. "From today henceforth, she is my wife and am to dictate what she will do." Ethan dragged Emma roughly out of the church and pushed her into the car that was waiting for them outside. 

"DRIVE." Ethan commanded the driver who quickly ignited the car and zoomed off. Soon, they were in front of a mansion that belonged to Ethan. "Get out of the car immediately!" Ethan roared at Emma. Emma opened the door and slowly stepped out of the car and followed Ethan who was already moving into the house. 

Emma followed Ethan as he entered a spacious room. "This is your room from now on, and to live in this house, you have to obey my instructions. You don't talk back to me when I talk to you, you don't sleep on my bed, you don't see or talk to another man without my permission. That is all for now. "

Emma was afraid as she heard the rules Ethan listed for her. She was helpless as she had no way to say no to his rules. Ethan left the room and Emma fell into the bed that was there. Apparently, she will not be staying in the same room with Ethan which she gladly accepted. Emma quickly removed the wedding dress she was wearing and went into the bathroom to wash herself. After the bath, she went to the dining room where the maids had prepared dinner for her. Ethan was nowhere to be found and she didn't care though. Emma retired for the night in her room as she slept off with heavy thoughts of what the future holds for her. 

Emma woke up around 6 am in the morning to find her door open. She was confused because she locked the door when she came in last night. As she saw no one around, Emma moved to the dining room where she saw the maid preparing the table for breakfast. Her stomach rumbled as she perceived the aroma of the food. Ethan was still not around the house. The maid greeted her and Emma rushed back to brush her teeth as she came to the dining in a hurry.

"Where is Ethan?" Emma asked the maid. 

"The boss is not around, he left yesterday and won't be coming back soon." The maid answered Emma. 

"Really, where did he go?" She asked the maid.

"I don't know ma'am." The maid replied.

"That's alright." Emma said to the maid. After breakfast, Emma retired to her bedroom. The whole house was boring and Emma couldn't bear staying alone in the house.

She quickly changed into a corporate attire and took her certificates and moved out of the house. Her aim was to go into town and search for offices that had vacancies. 

She boarded a bus that took her into the city center. At the city center, there were many offices that had vacancies but one cut her attention. Emma walked towards the tall white building of E&M Corporation. Emma asked the security guard about the vacancy and the guard led her to the HR office where she was interviewed and given the job. Her job description was "a receptionist." Emma walked out of the office and went home. At home she was overjoyed by the prospect of getting a job easily and also by the prospect of not having to stay at home idle. At last she was leaving the huge boring house she called her 'matrimonial home'. Emma spent the rest of the day getting her clothes ready for her new job tomorrow. Emma also loved the idea of not having to stay at home obeying the commands of her so-called husband who she had not seen for two days. Evening quickly approached and Emma took her bath and had dinner. She was in her room when she heard the sounds of footsteps running towards her door.